From : The Oregonian
The Portland Fire Bureau today ordered the closing of the building that houses the popular Greek Cuisina restaurant downtown, citing multiple fire hazards.
Property owner Ted Papas was cited for multiple fire hazards and dangerous conditions in May 2008 for the building at 404-418 S.W. Washington St., a news [...]
In just one day, two well known Oregon companies have acquired other businesses. Wilsonville based Mentor Graphics announced today that they will purchase San Jose software maker Embedded Alley Solutions. Portland based web analytics firm WebTrends told the business community that they had acquired Seattle web site optimization company, Widemile.
Neither purchasing company released dollar figures [...]
The Wall Street Journal today has a great piece on how Portland became the skateboarding capital of the world. Most would think of southern California as the mecca for skaters but WSJ author Conor Dougherty points out a slew of reasons why Portland now takes the title. Among other things, the article talks about the [...]
Just after Noon a person was stabbed in front of Pioneer Square. At this time there are no suspects in the case. No one else appears to have been injured and the individual involved in the stabbing was able to get into the ambulance on their own.
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From KGW
The Oregon Department of Justice on Thursday banned the sale of “electronic cigarettes” at two travel store chains in Oregon.Attorney General John Kroger’s office said it was first ban of its kind in the country to prevent people from buying what it called “potentially dangerous products” that the U.S. Food and [...]
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Oregon foreclosures continue to trend upward and real estate prices downward, according to the latest report from a foreclosure tracking firm.There were 337,211 new foreclosures in the state from May 2008 through June 2009, according to RealtyTrac.
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